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BRB Publications, a publisher of books and subscriptions on finding public records, has a nice online tool titled the Professional License Verifier.

Last weekend, a Beijing court granted a divorce on grounds of domestic violence, in a case which has garnered widespread attention and debate in China for the past year.

As large law firms have developed into “corporate” organizations to better serve corporate clients, the practice group structure has become an accepted organizational model.

You’d think that a lawyer who gets caught soliciting sex from a stranger in a public park should, at the very least, have to worry about having his license suspended.

As we enter the second month of a new year, now is a good time to reflect on where we stand in relation to the goals we made for ourselves back in January. Are we on track? Have we given up yet?

Few articles I’ve written have resulted in as much feedback as a June 8, 2011, piece I did on a collaborative case filings in Waukesha County.

It might seem that nothing is more temporary than a quick email, text or Twitter message. Yet these messages are increasingly subject to a duty of preservation, whether that duty is for a lawyer or on behalf of a client.

It's tax time, and workers who collected unemployment in Wisconsin in 2012 are wondering whether they owe any taxes on their benefit payments. In short, they do.

The Wisconsin Attorney General announced the launch of its new website on Monday.

The fact that lawyers can sell their practices is no longer in dispute. However, reaping value from the sale of a law practice presumes that the value is recognizable.

Frequently when talking to a client, I feel that I am practicing more psychology than law. In fact, in some cases, it’s a true pleasure when we get to the legal issues involved, as opposed to the emotional ones.

A favorite blog of mine is the Law Librarians of Congress In Custodia Legis.

Succeeding as a solo or small-firm attorney requires being more than just a good lawyer.

When searching for something on Google, most people don’t click on anything past the third “organic” or nonsponsored result on the first page.

Practice management apps for smartphones and other portable devices are making it increasingly easier for lawyers to practice on the go.

Sometimes lost in the debate over gun control is the fact that this country needs meaningful change to the way in which mental health treatment is ordered, offered and executed.

This month’s Wisconsin Law Journal print edition's cover story about veterans courts has lots of information, but glaringly lacks the answer to the most important question: Are veterans courts successful?

Monday, for the first time since Feb. 22, 2006, Thomas spoke actual words during oral arguments, uttering “Well, he did not …” according to the official transcript.

The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau maintains a nice subject index to Wisconsin Governor’s executive orders.

In three cases since 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court has seemingly strengthened the chronically anemic right to effective assistance of counsel.

Wondering what apps to try and what ones to skip? Check out this roundup of the latest legal apps worth considering.

Every lawyer should make a financial plan for retirement.

The Government Accountability Office has announced a new online tool titled Key Issues.

The Americans with Disabilities Act is back, rejuvenated and stronger than ever.

Changes in billing methods, improvements in technology, a turbulent economy and the globalization of the legal practice have left lawyers with a landscape far different from the one we worked in a decade ago.

A friend recently shared with me that she was “afraid to care” when it came to the subordinates she encounters on a daily basis. Especially during this holiday season, it struck me as a sad commentary on what the exponential growth of lawsuits has done to the important interpersonal and professional relationships in the workplace.

As a family law attorney, I prefer when the courts get it right. It makes it much easier to practice law when there is consistency.

People are still talking on the phone and texting while driving despite the statistics that prove it can be deadly and despite it being against the law.

For small and midsize businesses, technology purchasing is based on reaction rather than planning. If a laptop breaks or a security breach begins melting the network, then it's time to get shopping.

The Week magazine has released its list of “America’s 9 craziest lawsuits” for 2012, and as with years past, they provoke quite a few reactions of, “Really?”